1985 Honda SE-i Advertisement, "Ignite Your Common Senses"

THF107827 / 1985 Honda SE-i Advertisement, "Ignite Your Common Senses"
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Artifact Overview

The automobile is a paradox -- a practical tool that plays host to both human needs and fantasies. Like car consumers, automotive ads seem to land somewhere between fantasy and reality, emotions and rationality. Many ads incorporate apparent opposites: fantasy can sell practicality, and vice versa. Sometimes the car has disappeared completely -- an emotional appeal prompts us to complete the ad.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Advertisement

Date Made

December 1984

Subject Date

1985

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.14.21.81

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dr. George S. May.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 11.063 in
Width: 16.375 in

Inscriptions

Text reads in part: Honda designed this special Accord / for the sensory pleasures of driving. / For your sense of power, Honda's new / electronic fuel injection delivers quick and / smooth acceleration. / ... / And to satisfy your sense of style and / comfort, Honda covered the anatomically / designed seats in genuine leather. / ... What's more, the air conditioning, / power Moonroof, windows, and doorlocks / all come standard. Even the sophisticated / stereo system is included. / That's just plain common sense.
1985 Honda SE-i Advertisement, "Ignite Your Common Senses"